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TSANZ SIG Orals: Respiratory Infectious Diseases 2

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TSANZ Orals
Sunday, March 23, 2025
2:45 PM - 4:15 PM
E3

Speaker

Dr Hind Al-Abbasi
Respiratory Trainee
Fiona Stanley Hospital / The Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital

The impact of the introduction of the Cepheid Xpert MTB/XDR on mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical management in Western Australia

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Biography

Dr. Hind Al-Abbasi is a final year respiratory medicine trainee in Perth, WA. Dr. Al-Abbasi has a special interest in bronchiectasis and infectious lung diseases. She hopes to see the world free of TB and is working to achieve the WHO's goal of ending the global TB epidemic by 2035. Dr. Al-Abbasi has been awarded a fellowship in bronchiectasis and cystic fibrosis Perth, WA in 2025.
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Assoc Prof Anthony Byrne
Senior Staff Specialist Respiratory Physician
St Vincent's Hospital / University of New South Wales

Following TB survivors to detect cardiopulmonary disease at St Vincent’s hospital, Sydney.

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Biography

Associate Professor Anthony Byrne is an experienced Respiratory Physician at St Vincent’s and the UNSW. He leads the TB service and co-leads the multi-disciplinary, Long COVID service at SVH. Professor Byrne is a global researcher leading interventional and observational studies related to TB, COVID-19 and respiratory health locally and internationally.
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Dr Melinda Judge
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
The Kids Research Institute Australia

Climate change increases acute respiratory infections in under-fives in South Asia

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

Biography

Dr. Melinda Judge is based at Wal-Yan Respiratory Research Centre with expertise in biostatistics and climate-health data modelling. Her research focuses on the impacts of climate change on all aspects of child health and wellbeing.
Ms Meredith King
Senior Physiotherapist
Royal North Shore Hospital

Persistent respiratory symptoms and increased reactance among successfully treated Australian TB survivors compared to healthy controls.

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Biography

Ms King is a senior respiratory physiotherapist at St Vincent's Private Hospital Sydney and Northern Sydney Local Health District and a current PhD candidate at the University of Sydney. Her research interest is in pulmonary rehabilitation, chronic respiratory disease and outcomes in lung cancer resection.
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Dr Sai Prakesh Vaheisvaran
Respiratory Advanced Trainee
Westmead Hospital

Post-tuberculosis lung impairment is common following treatment for pleural tuberculosis

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Biography

Prakesh is a respiratory advanced trainee from Sydney, Australia, with a keen interest in pleural disease, tuberculosis and the practice of respiratory medicine in under-serviced communities. He is committed to research, learning and advancing clinical practice in these key areas of respiratory health.
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Dr Simone Barry
Thoracic Physician
Royal Adelaide Hospital

Chairperson

Biography

Dr Simone Barry is a respiratory physician working at Royal Adelaide Hospital. She is the Head SA Tuberculosis Service. Commensurate with that position she serves as the state representative for National TB Advisory Committee to provide expert advice to the Australian Government on the prevention and control of TB. She holds a Master of Public Health Epidemiology from Harvard Chan School of Public Health and a Masters of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Her PhD doctoral thesis examined microRNA as a biomarker for TB.
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Assoc Prof Anthony Byrne
Senior Staff Specialist Respiratory Physician
St Vincent's Hospital / University of New South Wales

Chairperson

Biography

A/Professor Anthony Byrne is a senior Staff specialist Respiratory Physician at St Vincent’s Public and Private Hospital ins Sydney as well as a Global Health Researcher and expert advisor to the World Health Organisation. He is an associate professor of medicine at the University of New South Wales and clinical lead of the TB service and (co-lead) of Long Covid services at SVH.
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